Eliminating the safety hazard in oral dissolution of a solid
OwnerAnthony H. Lariccia, Mary L. Laricciainventors
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Abstract
Structure for safely administering a medication orally in which a soluable medicated body is maintained on a rod during dissolution by the configuration of that portion of the rod embedded in the medicated body. A method of manufacturing an enlarged end for the rod comprises forming convolutions of coiled sheet material in which the sheet material is embossed before coiling. Handle means in angled relation to the rod and spaced from the medicated body prevents inadvertent swallowing of the medication and/or the rod. The handle means can be unitary with the rod or separable and reusable being made integral by a resilient gripping means.
Claims13
Structure for safely administering a medication orally providing for retention of the medication in the oral cavity for dissolution while preventing inadvertent swallowing prior to dissolution, comprising
- an orally soluable body comprising a medication,
- such medicated body being mounted on an elongated rod means including a longitudinal axis,
- such rod means including an end embedded in such medicated body and a longitudinally extended non-embedded portion,
- the end embedded in such medicated body including retention means for mechanically retaining such medicated body on the rod means, and
- means for preventing swallowing during use by humans of the structure comprising
- elongated handle means having a longitudinal axis in transverse relationship to the longitudinal axis of the rod means, such handle means being integral with the longitudinally extended non-embedded portion of the rod means, and being predeterminedly spaced longitudinally from the medicated body along the non-embedded portion of the rod means with the transverse relationship of the elongated handle means defining an included angle between the longitudinal axis of the rod means and the longitudinal axis of the elongated handle means, such included angle being of a value in the range of 60.degree. to 120.degree.,
- such elongated handle means having a length greater than the largest opening of the oral cavity to prevent inadvertent swallowing of the medicated body and the rod means.
An oral treatment device comprising
- a saliva dissolvable cough-relief lozenge, and a means for preventing admission into the throat passageway including
- an L-shaped rod means,
- the L-shaped rod means having at least a portion of one leg embedded in such lozenge and a remaining leg projection in angled relationship to the leg having a portion embedded in the lozenge, such angled relationship defining an included angle having a value between 60.degree. and 120.degree.,
- such remaining angled leg being of sufficient length to prevent inadvertent swallowing during use by humans of the lozenge and rod means.
A method of forming longitudinally extended rod means for safely retaining an orally dissoluable solid comprising the steps of
- providing a web of sheet material,
- forming a plurality of embossments on the sheet material,
- coiling such embossed sheet material to form an elongated rod, the embossments defining a varying cross-sectional configuration on the external surface of the coiled rod, and
- embedding one longitudinal end of the rod having the varying cross-sectional configuration in orally dissoluable material while such material is in a plastic state.
Structure for safely administering a medication orally providing for retention of the medication in the oral cavity for dissolution while preventing inadvertent swallowing prior to dissolution, comprising
- an orally soluable body comprising a medication,
- such medicated body being mounted on an elongated rod means including a longitudinal axis,
- such rod means including an end embedded in such medicated body and a longitudinally extended non-embedded portion,
- the end embedded in such medicated body including retention means for mechanically retaining such medicated body on the rod means,
- such rod means being formed from a web of sheet material preformed with embossments along one edge and then coiled into an elongated rod,
- such embossments forming the retention means by providing a varying cross-sectional diameter configuration of substantially greater diameter than the remainder of the rod means, and
- elongated handle means in transverse relationship to the longitudinal axis of the rod means and located along the longitudinally extended non-embedded portion of the rod means,
- such handle means being of sufficient length to prevent inadvertent swallowing of the medicated body and the rod means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.